Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-06-25
THE GREAT PAGEANT.
Jubilee Ceremonies Witnessed by En-
thusiastic Subjects.

| LONDON, June 23.-The grand jubilee
ceremonial at Westminster Abbey on the
anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession
to the throne was witnessed by a brilliant
asssmblage. The procession from the pal.
ace to the Abbey was very impressive.
The line of the route was kept by nearly
10000 troops, representing all branches of
the service, in addition to 600 boys from
| the naval training ships, who were drawn
| up at the base of Nelson monument In
addition to the military many thousand
police, both mounted and on foot, were on
duty. The particular feature at the pal
ace was that two services were equally
honored, the guards lining one side of the
roadway at Buckingham palace gates, and
and on the other side blue jackets were
posted. The same services were also rep
resented in like manner at the entrance to
Westminster abbey. The first royal pro-
cession was composed of the Indian
| princes. Punctually at II a. m the queen
| in an open carriage emerged from the
| palace gates. At the sight of her thous-
ands of voices were lifted up in cheers,
| the applause being accompanied by music
by the many military bands stationed in
front of the palace. The queen did not
wear the state robes but was dressed in
black. Her carriage was drawn by eight
ponies. The Prince of Wales and other
princes of the royal family all rode in full
uniforms beside the queens coaeh as a
bodyguard.
The queen smiled and bowed graciously
to the people on every side. Her carriage
was large one of chocolate color, the
wheels red, and the royal arms in gold en-
blazoned upon the panels. Red morocco
harness was used for the horses, which
were otherwise decorated with the royal
blue ribbon. All the servants wore state
liveries of scarlet and gold. The other
carriages containing the members of the
royal family were of a gorgeous character
Shop fronts and first floors were rented
at from 800 to $500 each, and in some
cases more. At st. James parish church
1000 children were seated and sang "God
Save the Queen" On reaching Regent
Circuit, where six main streets converge,
the sight was a memorable one, the streets
being all splendidly decorated. Many
Americans had secured seats at palatial
commercial establishment in Waterloo
place and joined in the enthusiasm as
warmly as the English. In Trafalgar
square nothing but heads were to be seen.
The crowd here was tremendous and CON-
pletely eclipsed any that has assembled at
the great political gatherings of recent
years.
On the procession nearing the Abbey,
troops saluted, guns were fired, the church
bells rang out merry peals and flags were
run up, the cheering being continued un-
til the queen passed in the west door, At
ter passing through the vestibule her mai.
esty was conducted to the grand dais un-
der the Lanter tower. She was surround
ed by thirtytwo members of the royal
family.
THE SCENE IN THE ABBEY
when the queen entered was dazzling.
The 10000 people who were seated all
arose. The women discarded their wraps
and revealed the full splendor of their
beauty and attire. Three tiers of galleries
had been built in the Abbey with seats for
10000 The peers and their wives were
seated in the south transpet the ambassa-
dors and diplomatic corps were seated to
the right and left of the peers, and the
members of the house of commons were
placed in the north transept. The seats
for the members of the reigning families |
of Europe, ETC.. were within the commun-
ion rails.
When the services, which were conduct
ed according to the programme were COM
pleted, the queen. sons kneIt and kissed |
her hand. Then on their rising she kissed |
their cheeks in return. The princesses
were the next to go through the oscula-
tory exercises. The queen kissed some Of |
the latter twice; especially was this nota-
BILE in the cases of the Princess of Wales |
and the Princess Beatrice. This was fol- |
lowed by ID general hand-shaking among
the royalty and nobility. The princesses |
wore light dresses. One of the features
of the service was the performance of the |
choir and organ, which was very fine, the |
effect of the music enchanting and at times |
thrilling the hearers. During the per-
formance of Athalie the queen took her
departure, returning to Buckingham pal
ace by the same route she took Just half |
century ago. Throngs awaited the return |
of the cortege, and repeated the enthusiasm |
displayed in the afternoon
..The Experts Secuted.